Biography - Lyon Beckwith

Who is Lyon Beckwith?

Lyon Beckwith is an actor by profession and American by nationality. Having worked as a dancer, model, and mixed martial artist, he is best known for starring in Wonder Woman 1984 as Buzz.

Lyon Beckwith – Age, Parents, Siblings

Lyon Beckwith’s birth took place on November 14, 1980, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was born to a drug-addicted unemployed mother and father of unknown identity. He is not the only child of his single mother and has two siblings, older brothers Lionel Curtis Beckwith and Esther Beckwith, who are both deceased.

Growing up as a child of mixed race (his mother is African-American while his father is white with Irish ethnicity) Lyon Beckwith dealt with nonacceptance and bullying in his hometown. Born and raised where drugs, gangs, and crimes ran high, he was determined to break the cycle which had plagued the family for generations.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Beckwith attended Forest Park High School. As his family fell through hard times, he was homeless in his teens and slept on his best friend's couch from time to time. Lyon Beckwith has also revealed that he does not have a good relationship with his mother. 

His ethnicity is multi-ethnic (African-American, Irish).

Lyon Beckwith – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Currently, Lyon Beckwith is a single man sans a girlfriend or wife. However, he is a father to six children- three sons and three daughters. 

His oldest daughter is named Maria, his younger daughter is named Jesyre Beckwith, and his youngest daughter is named Caden Beckwith (born December 2006). His older son is Zhadyn Beckwith (born July 2004), his second son is named Xavier Beckwith and his youngest son Xander is autistic. Xander’s mother is also his senior prom date.

Lyon Beckwith is also a grandfather to his oldest daughter Maria’s daughter. There are limited details when it comes to his past relationships. Also, there are facts to support that he was a married man and had gotten divorced.

Lyon Beckwith – Career

Early Days

Lyon Beckwith immersed himself in several diverse career endeavors including dancing, modeling to Mixed Martial Arts. He eventually settled on his passion for acting. 

Films

Since starting his career as an actor in 2012, he has appeared in numerous films including SoulMate: True Evil Never Dies (2012), Vampires: Rise of the Fallen (2012), Diary of a Serial Killer (2013), You're Dead! (2014), The Forsaken Pages (2015), Ninjas vs. Monsters (2015), Achilles: The Hit (2015).

Others include Outlawed Faith (2017), Lost Indie Mix (2017), Don Don The Magnificent (2017), Gangsters (2018), and Yield (2020). Finally, he has been cast as Buzz in the 2020 film Wonder Woman 1984.

Co-stars

On the set of Wonder Woman 1984, Lyon Beckwith starred alongside Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Kristoffer Polaha, Gabriella Wilde, and Sarah Barlondo.

Lyon Beckwith – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on his net worth and annual salary is under review and will be updated.

Lyon Beckwith – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Lyon Beckwith is followed by thousands of followers. He also has an official website - lyonbeckwith.com.